Eduardo Briceño, co-founder and CEO of Mindset Works, argues HR professionals have been doing praise wrong. Read more
It’s Not Like We’re Google: Competing for Talent With the World’s Biggest Brands
How do you compete with companies that are more well-known and pay more? Read more
Your employee’s goals are missing a huge engagement opportunity
By now, everyone should know that most employees’ annual goals are horribly uninspiring. For instance, in the study Are SMART Goals Dumb?, we … Read more
Why progression (not promotion) is the answer to retention
Last September, Forbes published an article that not only grabbed my attention but really ought to grab the attention of talent managers everywhere. The … Read more
Do you really know your quality of hire?
Recruitment. It’s supposed to be so easy. Find the talent, get them in, enjoy a long and fruitful relationship. The end. If only! The sobering fact is that … Read more
Should more employers call time on degrees?
College degrees. It’s no wonder they’ve long been coveted. As recently as 2017 not having one was a serious impediment to employment and opportunity. Some … Read more
New Research Into Hiring Habits of Middle Managers Reveals “Dumb” Preferences
It’s a popular sentiment that great leaders should (and do) hire people who are smarter than they are. That admonition has been espoused, in myriad … Read more
Pay them well, educate them – then let them quit
At a time when employees hold the balance of power, there is an almost instinctive desire by HRDs to want to keep people, especially their top executive … Read more
Why HRDs need to embrace comfort
For most of us, the word ‘comfort’ has extremely positive connotations. We all strive to be comfortable in all aspects of our lives, whether it be at home … Read more
This missing question explains why so many employee goals are useless
In virtually every organization I know, employees either set their own goals, or have goals set for them. But at the risk of sounding heretical, most goals … Read more